Suella Braverman MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
Home Occupation: Housing BenefitMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47723More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department plans to take to help increase levels of home ownership, in the context of her proposals to maintain levels of Housing Benefit.
Answer: The affordability challenges facing prospective first-time buyers mean that too many people are now locked out of homeownership. This government is determined to change that, ensuring that young families and hardworking renters can buy a home of their own...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: SurveyingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47276More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make it her policy to ensure that ground surveys are effectively carried out by housing developers.
Answer: The National Planning Policy Framework (2024) is clear that planning proposals and decisions should ensure that a site is suitable for its proposed use taking account of ground conditions and any risks arising from land instability and contamination, and ...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47275More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has made an estimate of the number of homeowners required to underpin their property due to construction faults within ten years after the date of completi
Answer: The Department does not hold information on the number of new-build homes that suffer structural collapse or require underpinning as a result of construction faults or malpractice by the developer. Most new build warranties cover damages caused by structu...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: SurveyingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47274More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the effectiveness of structural surveys undertaken by developers for potential locations for newbuild homes.
Answer: The National Planning Policy Framework (2024) is clear that planning proposals and decisions should ensure that a site is suitable for its proposed use taking account of ground conditions and any risks arising from land instability and contamination, and ...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47273More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information her Department holds on the number of homeowners who have been required to underpin new properties within 10 years of completion due to construction faults in ea
Answer: The Department does not hold information on the number of new-build homes that suffer structural collapse or require underpinning as a result of construction faults or malpractice by the developer. Most new build warranties cover damages caused by structu...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: StandardsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47272More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has made an assessment of the number of complaints on the quality of construction from new home owners to developers.
Answer: The Building Regulations set out high-level functional requirements that most building work – including all new build housing – must meet. The regulations are supported by statutory guidance in the form of Approved Documents (ADs) which set out in more de...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: StandardsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47271More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to increase the powers of mortgage holders to hold developers to account in relat
Answer: The government is aware of the challenges faced by mortgage holders and all other purchasers of new build properties with building safety and other defects.Presently, most new home warranties are 10 years in length and are regularly a requirement placed o...
Answered 1 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46776More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has made an assessment of the number of new-build homes that suffer structural collapse as a result of malpractice by the developer.
Answer: The Department does not hold information on the number of new-build homes that suffer structural collapse or require underpinning as a result of construction faults or malpractice by the developer. Most new build warranties cover damages caused by structu...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46775More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to require housing developers when assessing the suitability of sites to take into account the potential occurrence of (a) sink and (b) swell holes.
Answer: The National Planning Policy Framework (2024) is clear that planning proposals and decisions should ensure that a site is suitable for its proposed use taking account of ground conditions and any risks arising from land instability and contamination, and ...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46774More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has any plans to require housing developers to take into account the risk of structural changes when constructing new homes.
Answer: The National Planning Policy Framework (2024) is clear that planning proposals and decisions should ensure that a site is suitable for its proposed use taking account of ground conditions and any risks arising from land instability and contamination, and ...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46773More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has made an assessment of the quality of newly constructed newbuilds.
Answer: The Building Regulations set out high-level functional requirements that most building work – including all new build housing – must meet. The regulations are supported by statutory guidance in the form of Approved Documents (ADs) which set out in more de...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: DebtsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42600More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether debts from local authorities being merged together will be taken on jointly by the new authority under her Department's local government reorganisation plans; and how any
Answer: On 6 February I wrote to the leaders of two-tier councils and neighbouring unitaries to formally invite them to develop proposals for reorganisation. It is for the councils to develop robust and sustainable proposals that are in the best interests of the ...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
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